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Novice Powerball Player From Suitland Wins $50,000 Prize

September 5, 2025

The expanding jackpot caught his eye at just the right time. It turned out that a novice Powerball player ended up winning $50,000 in the Aug. 30 drawing. No one has matched all six winning numbers in Powerball since the May 31 drawing, so the top prize has grown to an estimated annuity value of [...]

Forestville Woman Puts on Glasses to See $50,000 Powerball Win

September 4, 2025

A Forestville woman needed to get home and put on her glasses to see that she was a $50,000 winner in the Powerball drawing on Aug. 30. The transportation worker was scanning her ticket in a parking lot, and her Lottery app confirmed she was a winner, she said Sept. 4 when she claimed her [...]

Retired Garrett County Electrician Gets Pleasant Shock: $150,012 Powerball Win

September 4, 2025

A retired electrician from Garrett County just supercharged his bank accounts by matching five of the six Powerball numbers in the Aug. 30 drawing. When he checked his quintet of quick pick combinations the next day, he found he had a $150,012 payday coming. No one hit all six numbers on Aug. 30, and the [...]

Family Birthday Numbers Bring $40,000 Mega Millions Win to Rosedale Man

September 4, 2025

A Baltimore County man visited lottery headquarters Sept. 2 to claim a prize he never expected to win with a technique he long ago abandoned. His surprise $40,000 Mega Millions win made a believer out of the correctional system administrator. “I won $2,000 last year, my biggest prize ever,” the Rosedale resident said. “I don’t [...]

Powerball Makes Maryland Millionaire, Four $50K Winners as Jackpot Rolls to $1.7 Billion

September 4, 2025

As the Powerball jackpot grew to $1.7 billion because no one has matched all six numbers, the game continues making lower tier big winners in Maryland, including a $1 million prize on a ticket sold in Pikesville on the Wednesday (Sept. 3) drawing. The Wednesday drawing also produced four third-tier prizes of $50,000 each on [...]

Suitland Couple Looking to Make $100K Mega Multiplier Prize Keep Multiplying

September 3, 2025

A “Happy Couple” from Suitland had 100,000 extra reasons to be happy after winning a $100,000 top prize on the FAST PLAY game Mega Multiplier.

Powerball Jackpot Grows to $1.4 Billion for Tonight’s Drawing

September 3, 2025

Powerball fever is in the air and Marylanders can purchase a ticket for tonight’s drawing until 9:59 p.m. This morning, the jackpot bumped up to an estimated annuity value of $1.4 billion with an estimated cash option of $634.3 million. This is the fourth-largest jackpot since the inception of Powerball in 1992, and the sixth-largest [...]

Videos Raise Awareness of Responsible Gambling Issues and Resources in Maryland

September 2, 2025

A collaborative effort by Maryland Lottery and Gaming and two other state agencies has produced a set of informational videos that spotlight responsible gambling and the related resources available to Maryland residents. The videos arrive just in time for Responsible Gaming Education Month, a campaign sponsored each September by the American Gaming Association that aims [...]

Powerball Grows to $1.1 Billion; Six Tickets Worth $50K or More Sold in Maryland

August 31, 2025

The Powerball jackpot continues to climb since withno jackpot winner in last night’s drawing. Five winning tickets worth $50,000 each were sold in College Park, Elkridge, Forestville, Severn and Stevensville, while one winner took home a $150,000 prize in Swanton (Garrett County). The winning numbers for the Aug. 30 drawing are: 3, 18, 22, 27, [...]

Lottery Ticket Puts Retired Railroad Worker On Track To $100,000 Win

August 29, 2025

Clifford Briggs scored his biggest lottery prize to date: a $100,000 win on the Double Your Money scratch-off.

Gaithersburg Player Picks Up $50K Powerball Prize as Jackpot Grows to $950M

August 28, 2025

Powerball continues to roll along since there was no jackpot winner in last night’s drawing (Aug. 28). One player in Gaithersburg, however, was able to get in on the action and grabbed a $50,000 third-tier prize. The winning numbers for the Aug. 27 drawing are: 9, 12, 22, 41 and 61; the Powerball is 25. [...]

$500,000 Powerball Double Play Win Continues Family Tradition

August 27, 2025

“Brown Eyed Girl” from Joppatowne matched the first five numbers drawn in the Powerball game’s Double Play drawing to score a $500,000 prize.

Forgetfulness Doubles Prince George’s Man’s Powerball Win to $1 Million

August 27, 2025

“Proud Granddad” purchased two identical tickets for the Aug. 20 Powerball Double Play drawing, which doubled what would have been a $500,000 win to $1 million.

Powerball Double Play Ticket Sold in Baltimore Worth $500,000 as Jackpot Keeps Rolling

August 26, 2025

No one hit the Powerball jackpot in Monday night's drawing, but we had a big winner in Baltimore. A Powerball ticket sold at Bernie's Liquors, located at 1414 Martin Blvd., won a $500,000 prize in the Aug. 25 Powerball Double Play drawing. With no jackpot winner on Monday, the game's top prize moves to an [...]

IT Professional from Aberdeen Wins $50,000 on Cash Scratch Fever Scratch-Off

August 25, 2025

An IT professional from Aberdeen just made a major update to his finances. The Harford County resident, who says he plays Lottery about twice a year, claimed a $50,000 top-prize Aug. 25 on the $5 Cash Scratch Fever game. He made a stop recently at Beards Hill Liquors at 951 Beards Hill Road in Aberdeen [...]

From Words to Winning: Baltimore Woman Gets $30,000 Lottery Payday

August 25, 2025

A Baltimore woman’s busy weekend turned into an unforgettable celebration after she scratched her way to a $30,000 top prize playing the Maryland Lottery’s $3 Bonus Crossword 7th Edition scratch-off game. The winner visited Lottery headquarters Aug. 25 with her husband to claim the prize and share her story. Over the weekend, the couple purchased [...]

The Week in Winners: Powerball Pays $500,000 in Landover, Riverdale; $1 Million Scratch-Off in Sparrows Point

August 25, 2025

As the Powerball jackpot increased to three quarters of a billion dollars in the past week, Maryland saw two winners at the $500,000 level, one each in Landover and Riverdale, on the game’s Double Play drawing. Another player in Sparrows Point became a millionaire thanks to a scratch-off win. The estimated annuity jackpot for tonight’s [...]

Baltimore County Man Scratches Away to a $1 Million Prize

August 25, 2025

“Tank,” of Baltimore County, said he kept seeing zeros on his scratch-off that eventually added up to $1 million.

Ravens Scratch-offs Return; New Unlock the Cash Promotion Launches

August 22, 2025

The start of football season is always exciting, and for the 17th year in a row, the Maryland Lottery is offering Ravens scratch-offs and the chance to win Ravens-themed experiential prizes. Two Ravens scratch-offs hit Lottery retailers today. The $2 Ravens X2 ticket has five top prizes of $20,000. The $10 Ravens X10 instant ticket [...]

Baltimore County Family Dances After $50,000 Lottery Scratch-Off Win

August 21, 2025

It wasn’t until a worried Baltimore County man entered the room that he realized the shouts that had brought him running were happy ones. The sight of his daughter dancing with a lottery ticket in her hand was all it took. That ticket, a $5 MONOPOLY™ X20 scratch-off, had just added $50,000 to her bank [...]